Wild plot stretches on 'Vegas'

Vince Savino (Michael Chiklis) is a quick-scheming mobster, now the target of a hit man; Ralph Lamb is the oft-silent sheriff. "Does that mouth of yours ever stop moving?" Lamb asks.

It takes some wildly unlikely plot stretches to get them alone and in jeopardy.

Still, the result is a strong episode that includes major shifts in the show's power structure.

TONIGHT'S MUST-SEE II: "Happy Endings," 9:01 p.m., ABC.

Now that he knows he's 1/16 Navajo, Dave wants a Thanksgiving dinner in the style of "my people."

Alas, just getting home will be his own ordeal; meanwhile, the others have a major (and funny) distraction: Max has a tape of the night they all met, a decade ago. That was during an unaired edition of "The Real World," complete with some outspoken first impressions.

TONIGHT'S ALTERNATIVE: "American Masters," 8-10 p.m., PBS.

David Geffen was sure of two things - he had to be in show business and he had no talent.

He lied to get a mail room job, schemed to become an agent. Then, he entered a changing music world.

This was the man behind a whole vibe - the Eagles, Jackson Browne, Laura Nyro, Joni Mitchell, Crosby, Stills and Nash. He went on to movies, musicals and a different music era with Aerosmith and Guns N' Roses. He talked a lot, dealt a lot, became a billionaire and co-created Dreamworks.

It's a fascinating story, winding skillfully through two show-business generations.

OTHER CHOICES INCLUDE:

? "NCIS," 8 p.m., CBS. This wraps up a two-parter, with Gibbs tracking a terrorist, with the help of a Marine captain who has post-traumatic stress disorder. Meanwhile, others make Thanksgiving plans.

? "Raising Hope," 8 p.m., Fox. Jimmy and his parents scheme to have little Hope ride on the town's holiday parade. That's in the first of Fox's four straight Thanksgiving episodes tonight.

? "Ben and Kate," 8:30 p.m., Fox. A class reunion is set for Thanksgiving eve. Will Kate finally confront the bully who stuck her with a cruel nickname?

? "The Mindy Project," 9:30 p.m., Fox. There are plenty of odd Thanksgivings: Jeremy visits Betsy's eccentric family, Danny is alone at the office and Mindy makes dinner at Gwen's house, where her former blind date (Ed Helms) shows up with a date.